Tag: CT scan

MRI cost in San Diego, California: California is ranked number one in price fluctuation for MRI scans. According to NPR, a patient can pay as little as $255 or as high as $6,500 for an MRI scan. The article further mentions high costs are associated with tightly sealed contracts from Read more…

CT of the heart is the examination which uses radiation to create images of your body. Doctors may use it in multiple ways for diagnostics of heart diseases. These usually include: congenital heart diseases lipid plaques in coronary arteries defects of the heart valves blood clots within the heart’s chambers heart Read more…

Abdominal CT scan is a diagnostic method used to detect diseases of the internal structures of your abdomen. This examination is fast, painless, noninvasive and accurate. Pictures are made by a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal and/or axial images of the body. (Do you know the difference Read more…

Abdominal CT scan is a diagnostic method used to detect diseases of the stomach, intestines, blood vessels, and other internal structures. This examination is fast, painless, noninvasive and accurate. Pictures are made by a combination of X-rays and computer technology to produce horizontal and/or axial images of the body. In emergency Read more…

Almost in every article about MRI safety you can find that MRI for patient with a pacemaker is not suitable. However, there are conditions when a patient with pacemaker can get an MRI examination. The MRI scanner is a tube surrounded by a giant circular magnet which creates a strong magnetic field. This magnetic field Read more…

MRI vs CT scan: commonalities & differences Modern medicine has advanced well beyond X-ray. The two most commonly used tests besides X-ray are CT scan and MRI examination, both of which provide more detail than simple X-ray. If you need specialized imaging, it can be helpful to understand the operation Read more…

An MRI scanner is used to take advance imaging of any part of the body (e.g. head, joints, abdomen, legs) to provide a better soft tissue contrast than a CT or X-ray and can better differentiate between fat, muscle and other soft tissues. These images provide useful information to help Read more…